For six consecutive days, the number of netizens downloading Quiet Video kept increasing, and by the sixth day, it had surpassed 60 million downloads.

The discussion about the plot of the drama "The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears" also increased, splitting into different groups and even leading to arguments.

And Zhao Liying, the lead actress, became familiar to everyone.

However, after 8 PM on the seventh day, the two updated episodes were locked, requiring users to join the VIP membership to unlock and watch them.

With everyone engrossed in watching, they thought, join the VIP membership? Alright, let's join the VIP membership! To quickly see the video content, almost without hesitation, they chose to become members, paying through Quiet Payment, and could watch it immediately.

Although some chose to give up, unwilling to spend the 20 yuan monthly VIP membership fee, it couldn't be helped.

When it comes time to charge, there will definitely be some people unwilling to pay. It's very normal; no one can make everyone pay 100% to become members.

And everyone's thought was simple: I'll just get this month's VIP membership, and not renew next month. Just treat it like spending 20 yuan to watch a movie, don't you also have to buy tickets to watch a movie?

Moreover, those who own computers at this time usually aren't too poor, and 20 yuan isn't a big number.

Or "The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears" is just too popular; too many people love watching it. Over a thousand people chose to join Quiet Video's VIP membership that day, yielding over 200 million yuan in membership fees in just one day.

When this data was revealed, it shook the entire internet, especially video streaming platforms.

Hunan TV regretted it so much; if they had known that "The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears" could be this popular, they would have added another billion just to secure the exclusive broadcast rights!

Now it's obviously a bit late, but even if it's late, it's still worth trying.

Therefore, Hunan TV proactively approached Liying Film and Television Company about buying the rights, originally offering 10 million per episode to purchase the exclusive TV broadcast rights for "The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears".

At 10 million per episode, that's 590 million, and Liying Film and Television Company couldn't sell the 45 episodes in their original version anymore.

But beside Hunan TV, several other satellite TVs were also competing for the exclusive TV broadcast rights of "The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears".

Because this drama truly is too popular, after Quiet Video added over a million paying members on the first day, 500,000 more the next day, and over 300,000 by the third day, the new paying members each day kept coming by the hundreds of thousands afterward.

Not only did it surpass 20 million new paying members within a few days, but reaching 30 million paying members was just around the corner!

Such a popular drama, what TV station wouldn't want to broadcast it? As soon as it's aired, it's money right in the bank, earning a lot from advertising fees.

Even Yi Anguo was a bit stunned; is investing in TV dramas really this profitable?

No wonder big stars ask for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in remuneration for a movie.

It's also understandable why some actresses would go to great lengths to get famous and climb up the ladder, even throwing themselves at directors or finding wealthy people to support them in getting a movie to boost their fame.

The benefits are too great, the temptation too big; amid this, few could maintain clarity and not lose themselves!

A drama with just over 40 million in investment, just by being broadcast on Quiet Video is set to rake in at least 600 million in membership fees.

Adding 5.9 billion from selling TV rights, that's 1.2 billion altogether.

Yi Anguo had never paid much attention to film and television investments before, so he wasn't aware of the huge profits in this industry, but he didn't expect such large profits.

However, investing in film and television dramas still carries many risks because it's greatly influenced by policies. Just filming a drama well doesn't guarantee a screening license.

Every year, at least a third of new TV dramas get denied. Some can be modified, but some cannot be modified at all.

If a painstakingly shot drama cannot be aired, the investment is bound to be a loss, going down the drain, and this is unavoidable. Thus, investing in dramas carries risks, and considerable ones at that.

Even if you get a license, it doesn't ensure profitability! You need to sell it, and sell it at a price.

"The Harem Doesn't Believe in Tears" counts as very good, since the quality of the whole drama is great, the plot is engaging, plus Yu Zheng, although not yet a famed director like Zhang Yimou and others, has produced several dramas and gained some reputation.

Hunan TV's willingness to offer 125 million is actually quite fair, because before airing, no one dared guarantee this drama would be a hit, so Hunan TV couldn't offer too high a price.

A 40 million investment, and selling the rights for 125 million already makes it a profitable venture, and quite a substantial one.

Some TV dramas, after being produced, aren't even worth Hunan TV's attention, who don't even bother making an offer.

However, there's at least one satellite TV in each province nationwide, sometimes more, so as long as you get the license, selling it isn't difficult.

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